Growing your own cannabis is an exciting and rewarding experience. Whether you have a skilled green thumb or are attempting to grow for the first time, similar elements apply from seed to flower. Certain considerations are crucial to the success, or failure, of the cannabis crop and a little know-how, goes a long way to…
As you progress in your journey toward becoming a master grower, you will soon start identifying the factors in achieving those glorious yields we all love to see in photos and videos. Inarguably, lighting is one of the biggest and most immediately recognizable of such limiting factors and, within reason, the more light you give…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely a familiar term to many readers, but how this technology can automate tasks and increase efficiencies in your greenhouses for cannabis cultivation may seem unclear. After all, when most people think AI, they think of Skynet from the Terminator series. AI is a lot simpler than you might first think….
First and foremost, it is important to know if you are complying with all regulations regarding water use for growing commercial cannabis. As water scarcity increases globally, many agricultural-based businesses like cannabis cultivators seek ways to conserve water. Commercial agriculture uses approximately 80% of the state’s ‘developed water,’ or water that’s moved from its natural source…
How does a shift in the amount of time exposed to natural light impact the growth of cannabis plants? How do you know it’s springtime? Trees bud and bees buzz, but how does your bud know it’s time to give you a buzz? When growing in the wild, plants undergo a continuous variation in their photoperiod…
Pre-flowers on cannabis will begin to show around the fourth (4th) week into vegetative growth, depending on the strain. It is around this time that you will usually be able to determine the sex of your cannabis plants. Between the fourth (4th) and sixth (6th) node, you will usually be able to find the pre-flowers…
The key to successfully cultivate marijuana is to understand exactly how marijuana produces food and grows. Whether grown indoors or outdoors, the requirements for cannabis growth remain the same. The necessities of cannabis are light, air, water, nutrients, a growing medium, and heat to create the necessary food to grow. Growing indoors, the requirements are the same,…
Sowing (direct seed) a seed into a soil growing medium is commonly used and in this method, we’re about to explain you will plant the seed about 0.25 – 0.50 inches into a soil container. Make sure to have a container that is large enough for the seed to sprout and grow for its first several…
An inbred line (IBL) is a seed lot and cannabis genetics that has been bred for generations selecting repeatedly for specific traits to the point that each generation of the plant will have the same traits as the generations before. These are said to be true breeds for these characteristics and they are bred for,…
When cannabis growing you may encounter “sooty mold” is a black mold and surface fungus that is produced from bugs, such as aphids, mealy bugs, scale, white-flies, etc. that excrete sticky honeydew. Sooty mold is a problem only with indoor gardens when honeydew is present. Plants that are infected with sooty mold have restricted plant development…
When growing cannabis, green algae is a slimy algae that needs nutrient, light and the moisture from the growing medium. Luckily, it causes very little damage but attracts other pests to eat on it and they will eventually attack the cannabis plants. You can prevent green algae by covering the growing medium to prevent light from contacting them…
Making sure that all electrical and plumbing setups are built properly is a high priority when marijuana growing. Be sure to check all outlets, fuses and electrical connections so that they are grounded, connected properly, and without blackened or melted parts. This will help prevent a fire. Be sure to always have an up-to-date, rated fire extinguishing…
Root rot causes plants to go from healthy white roots to light brown roots when you have cannabis growing. As root rot progresses, they will turn darker until they die off. Root rot causes leaf chlorosis followed by wilting leave and slowed plant growth when you are growing cannabis. It is common when roots are deprived of…
Colchicine Colchicine is a natural alkaloid that is prepared from dried corn and is not advised to use, as it very toxic to plants. It causes mutations in cannabis plants and produces no change in cannabinoid levels. Cytokinins Cytokinins are plant hormones that are derived from the purine adenine and the most common cytokinin is…
There are many advantages to growing cannabis yourself because it puts you in control, so you can cultivate your own strains with the right nutrition. Furthermore, you can always be sure that the product which you cultivate is the highest quality possible. Growing your own marijuana has multiple advantages if you need it for medical purposes since you…
Hydroponic nutrients are high-quality formulations that are water soluble, contains all of the necessary nutrients and leave no impure residues in reservoir bottom is best how to grow marijuana indoors. High-quality fertilizer formulas are packed in one (1), two (2), or more (+) part formulas when growing marijuana indoors and outdoors. Control over nutrients is…
